Author Archives: bseat

Year End Summary for 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016 by bseat

It seems incredible that another year has passed and it is time again for my annual Year End Summary!  2015 was a great year for reading.  I read 94 books this year and as intended, I did increase my non … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 25, 2015 by bseat

Dear Readers, I hope you are enjoying this special day with family and friends and maybe even a book or two! I want to thank you all for being a part of my book journey and hope that as I … Continue reading →

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The Lifeboat by Charlotte Rogan

Posted on December 18, 2015 by bseat

Grace Winter is twenty two years old and on trial for her life. The events she is on trial for occurred on a lifeboat she was on after the ship, the Empress Alexandra, exploded  one fateful summer night in 1914 … Continue reading →

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Last Words by Michael Koryta

Posted on December 11, 2015 by bseat

Markus Novak is a tortured man.  He and his wife, Lauren were working for a Florida based firm called Innocence Incorporated that defends death row inmates. As part of their investigation Lauren was going to interview a psychic who claimed … Continue reading →

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Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most by Douglas Stone and Bruce Patton

Posted on December 4, 2015 by bseat

Getting together with family and friends can be a joy, but it can also be stressful. Dynamics in families and among friends can often lead to hurt feelings or even conflict that happens so unexpectedly you  aren’t prepared for it. … Continue reading →

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Disclaimer by Renee Knight

Posted on November 27, 2015 by bseat

Catherine Ravenscroft is living a fairly perfect life. She is an award winning documentary film maker and her husband, Robert, is a lawyer.  Their son, Nick, is finally out of the home, living on his own after a few shaky … Continue reading →

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You Will Never Find Me by Robert Wilson

Posted on November 20, 2015 by bseat

Amy Boxer is fed up with her life. Her parents are controlling, as only a cop and a private investigator can be. She hates school and doesn’t know what she wants to do, but she is certain that she doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Fortune Smiles: Stories by Adam Johnson

Posted on November 13, 2015 by bseat

I am really not a big short story lover.  Evidently I am not alone since several authors have noted in interviews I have read recently that they get rather negative reactions from their fans when they talk about writing short … Continue reading →

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The Hand That Feeds You by A. J. Rich

Posted on November 6, 2015 by bseat

Morgan Prager, a masters student at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, has been working on her thesis exploring the idea that identifying what makes a victim could help change the definition of a predator.  To that end she … Continue reading →

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The Company of Strangers by Robert Wilson

Posted on October 30, 2015 by bseat

Andrea Aspinall, a  gifted young mathematician is recruited away from academia by the British intelligence service in 1944 to help them track Germany’s efforts to create a nuclear weapon.  Convinced that her mathematical skills will enable them to untangle German … Continue reading →

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